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Summary: Today, I have John Rubino on the podcast to update us on all things economy: from real estate to the supply chain, we are seeing a lot of shifts and instabilities that have incurred over time. Evergrande seems to be bleeding over into the rest of China\u2019s immense real estate sector\u2014tampering with the industry as a whole. We also probe into the buying and selling of crypto, and determine that people are less optimistic about it which means we will most likely see an increased interest in gold. Highlights: -Evergrande is a large Chinese real estate developer. It has been borrowing large amounts of money for the last decade, and it has taken up large amounts of leverage -Even higher prices, however, are not saving them\u2014they\u2019re giving cheap real estate to their creditors -This is bleeding over into the rest of China\u2019s immense real estate sector -The fed is making noises about tapering\u2014we start to see taper tantrums in this circumstance -Gold is holding its own\u2014it\u2019s actually up a bit -The supply chain is still in shambles -We live beyond our means -Cryptos are getting whacked\u2014they are treated like tech stocks and are risk-on assets that you buy when you\u2019re feeling optimistic -Bitcoin is being sold off -This is when gold takes off; the fed starts talking about tapering, which means that easy money will come to an end -Lumber and iron ore have tanked lately, which means that the picture is getting mixed -The global economy is slowing down Useful Links: Financial Survival Network Dollar Collapse